Riding the rails in Europe is a real bucket list experience, but there is something special about this scenic train ride ...

according to Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The Alps are a major destination for tourists worldwide, ...

Last year, more than two-thirds of rail freight traffic through the Alps passed through the tunnel, according to the Swiss government.

Last year, more than two-thirds of rail freight traffic through the Alps passed through the tunnel, according to the Swiss government. This content was published on Sep 4, 2020 The inauguration of ...

Swiss authorities said there was "no indication ... More than two-thirds of rail freight traffic in the Alps rolled through the tunnel last year. Journey times will now take at least 60 minutes ...

More than half of the proposed 140-kilometre link would need to comprise twin tunnels because of the challenging terrain ...

"It is a true vision of hell," Swiss President Moritz Leuenberger ... Italy already faced due to the closure of another tunnel through the Alps - the Mont Blanc - shut since 1999 due to another ...

The Swiss Alps are an unforgiving landscape of rugged ... Tunneling and track-laying for the 35-mile NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel has been completed, making it officially the longest tunnel in ...

The Swiss Alps are some of the highest mountains in ... Then there is the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel. Opened in 2016, it consists of two 35-mile single ...

The boyfriend is seen sliding across while walking through a tunnel made of ice ... as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is "the most glaciated part ...

The world's longest tunnel officially opened on Wednesday, with the trailblazing rail passage under the Swiss Alps aiming to ease transit through the heart of Europe. With political unity on the ...

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in the world, stretching 57 kilometres under the Swiss Alps. It took almost 17 years to complete after decades of planning. It's an essential ...